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Warriors Rumors: Mikal Bridges Was Eyed in Trade to Upgrade Roster for Steph, Klay

The Golden State Warriors reportedly eyed a trade for an All-Star caliber swingman to improve the roster for Steph Curry and Klay Thompson last season.

Along with attempts to trade for LeBron James, Paul George and Lauri Markkanen, the Warriors looked into bringing former Brooklyn Nets and current New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges to the team, per ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Kendra Andrews.

"By the time this offseason arrived, Thompson's representatives had proposed at least four contracts to the team," Shelburne and Andrews reported. "Each time, throughout the season, the response from the Warriors was that Thompson and his camp needed to wait while the franchise tried to improve the team in other deals.